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Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... Hookworm infection, Bleeding ... Inflammatory Disease (IBD ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #nutrition
Iron Panel Interpretation

Iron deficiency - ↓ Iron, ↑-nl Transferrin / TIBC, ↓ Transferrin Saturation,  ↓
Interpretation Iron deficiency ... Ferritin Iron deficiency ... Interpretation #deficiency ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology #laboratory
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Celiac, Enteritis, Bleeding ... Inflammation: IBD ... #differential #diagnosis ... #anemia #nutrition
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- Diagnosis and ... Management Diagnosis ... upper limb) • Nutritional ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... effect following treatment ... malignancy • Iron deficiency ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
- Differential Diagnosis ... and non-hematologic ... Myelodysplasia Nutritional ... deficiency: • ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
for screening/diagnosis ... and treatment/follow‐up ... of iron deficiency ... TSAT, transferrin saturation ... #Iron #Deficiency
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Signs of Copper Deficiency ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... /jejunal nutrition ... drkeithsiau #Copper #Deficiency ... #diagnosis #signs
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... Hypo-Mg2+ • Vitamin deficiency ... • Vitamin D deficiency ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
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Causes of Bleeding ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Coagulation #Bleeding ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology